Hi there,
I have been banging my head on an issue for the last couple of hours hoping someone can point me in the right direction. I have a Windows Server Standard 2012 R2 Media that we purchased from an online vendor. The software came with a single product key and as I understand Windows Server 2012 Standard R2 includes 2 Virtual Machine installations. When I installed the media on the physical server I was able to activate Windows without any problems at all. I installed the Hyper-V role on the same host server and when I tried to perform a virtualized installation of Windows Server 2012 Standard r2 on the machine I received the error "We couldn't verify the product key. Please check your installation media."
I do not have any other keys other than what came with the package. As I understand I should be able to use the same Product Key included within the Virtual Machines if they are the same OS. If any one can provide any tips or experience, I appreciate the assistance greatly.